Manchester Orchestra – In My Teeth

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I felt a black man in my teeth, what a way Jesus is coming, he acts my age, and he always looks the same I said a good seed was on your break wasn't a mistake anyway Well Jesus is coming better act our age And clean everything And make a seem Like you never really needed it anyway, Yep you never really needed it anyways, okay, okay John spoke a theory straight in to my brain God damn did you mean to do that to me Well Jesus don't come round Unless we pray each day for 500 days I don't know what you want anymore No, I don't know what you want anymore So we can see That you never really needed it anyway No you never really needed it anyway So we can see That the bottom going to bury us anyway So I am doing what I gotta to stay awake Yeah I am doing what I gotta to stay awake, okay What happens when I don't know what happens What happens when I don't know what happens Just stop and go and stop and go till you can't go run anymore Just stop and go and stop and go till you can't go Make it seem Like we never really needed it anyway Yeah we never really needed it anyway So we can see That the bottom gonna bury us anyway Yeah your doing you gotta to stay awake Yeah I am doing what I gotta to stay awake

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"In My Teeth" as written by John Andrew Hull

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    Song Meaning:Am I the only one who thinks this song (along with the obvious spiritual themes) is in reference to alcohol and alcoholism? It seems like the entire chorus is saying that Andy needs to pretend that he never needed alcohol (maybe at confession...?) He clearly states "the bottle's gonna bury us anyway, but I'm doing what I gotta to stay awake". In other words, he knows that alcohol is going to kill him eventually but what's one more in the long run?
    Flag ToughBeeon July 08, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I think he is talking about how growing up people shoved religion down his throat and doesn't believe anymore. He "doesn't even need it anyways." And when he says he's doing what he can to stay awake, I think he is saying he is living his life as he wants and making the best of it.
    Flag MOnster48on December 23, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think he is talking about how hypocritical people are. By saying "make it seem like you never really needed it" he is saying that people are ridiculous because they try to cover up their need for salvation. I feel that he is trying to say that people just need to live and have fun and not worry "make it seem" like they never needed any help in getting to heaven. Maybe he is saying that the whole purpose of God was to save us because we couldn't do it ourselves and therefore its absolutely stupid to try and create an appearance that we didn't need God's grace. As far as the "doin what i gotta to stay awake" he could be referring to staying alive or he could be referring to his spiritual life like hes doing just what he feels he has to to get into heaven. I think he's trying to say that God gave us grace for a reason so we should accept that and not make such a fuss about looking perfect or whatever because whether you appear perfect or you screwed up and did the bare minimum you are gonna get to the same place. I don't know thats just what I get out of it. More of a laugh at the hypocrisy of the people in church than totally denying God in full.
    Flag stdoleon May 07, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:What about the Chorus? "we never really needed it anyway"?
    Flag critsryon April 04, 2010   Link
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    My Interpretation:i think that the people try to make him believe in Jesus and the second coming. he believe people, maybe himself, "act" like they are good people just to get into a great afterlife.
    sad really...
    then he goes on to say "Jesus don't come round Unless we pray for 500 days" hes saying that there is all kinds of rules and practices that we have to do to get Jesus to come around, but that confuses him
    "I don't know what you want anymore"
    so then he says fuckit all and just lives to keep himself alive and happy.
    "That the bottom going to bury us anyway So I am doing what I gotta to stay awake"
    i sense no religious views or an "inevitable" coming of Jesus.
    its a lack of concern for it.
    i could be wrong. :P
    Flag Mariovcton March 09, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I agree with AllChokedUp
    The black man= a black preacher trying to shove his beliefs down his throat. but its stuck in his teeth.
    Preachers stress Jesus is coming, and so we try to "clean everything" and look like good people. like when family visits..
    Flag BringBackShakkaon January 19, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:surprised no one thought of the meaning of the song yet, obviously it relates to a second coming of jesus and that it seems inevitable.
    Flag yrba1on July 09, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Is it just me or do i sense a hint of nirvana in this album? I suppose you could say that for a lot of today's bands but still. I love Manchester Orchestra.
    Flag ryan1019on June 13, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:or andy eats black people
    Flag nightmarryyouon June 02, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Wow, that's interesting and it makes sense. Thanks :).
    Flag coldcampbellson May 20, 2009   Link

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